California · Nonprofit
ARCHEWELL FOUNDATION
ARCHEWELL FOUNDATION (California) receives grants from 6 organizations whose IRS filings report $18,145,088 to it, the largest being Silicon Valley Community Foundation ($12,000,000). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 99% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2024
- $2.6M
- Funders on record
- 6
- Grants received
- $18M
- Net assets
- $8.3M
What Archewell Foundation does
Mission
The Archewell Foundation is a non-profit organization created by prince harry and meghan, the duke and duchess of sussex. Our mission is straightforward: show up, do good. We believe philanthropy is not a handout; it's a handheld. At the Archewell Foundation, we roll up our sleeves and do just that. We consciously partner with key organizations and leaders to identify immediate needs, build meaningful initiatives, and drive long-term change. We are committed to uncovering and resolving the root causes of issues, prioritizing lasting solutions over temporary fixes. Our work is underpinned by the core belief that mental health and our collective wellbeing are paramount. We prioritize solutions that consider families, youth, race and gender, and strive to find the joy and hope we all share for the future. The Archewell Foundation is a 501(c)(3) and is compliant with all deadlines and measures of the charitable sector and operates with complete transparency.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Building a better online world: at the Archewell Foundation, we are putting people first and making investments in innovative, upstream solutions aimed at creating a technology ecosystem designed for good - one that is safe, healthy, inclusive, and innovative.
$2,935,499 spentof which $609,091 as grants64% of program spendingUplifting communities: the Archewell Foundation uplifts communities across the globe by investing time and resources into people and places that foster meaningful bonds and help people thrive.
$1,268,875 spentof which $637,474 as grants28% of program spendingRestoring trust in information: the Archewell Foundation promotes information integrity and ethical journalism as a fundamental right - an essential need for the wellbeing of communities and democracies the world over. As we seek the creation of a better, more trustworthy, and diverse information environment across all forms of media, we support research and organizations creating a more informed, fact based, and more connected world.
$267,194 spent6% of program spendingOther program services
$120,755 spentof which $10,000 as grants3% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $4,592,323.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2021, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2021, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2022 to 2023, from $8.6M to $11M (+30%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
83% of ARCHEWELL FOUNDATION’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (82% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 4 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
James A Holt
Executive director/president
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2021 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 5 funders, grant income fell $10M → $6.1M.
3 of 6 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 99% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of ARCHEWELL FOUNDATION’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
ARCHEWELL FOUNDATION leans on a few funders — its largest provides 66% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
99% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund ARCHEWELL FOUNDATION.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2021 100% · 2023 98% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
99% of ARCHEWELL FOUNDATION's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $125k that is directly attributable, 100% of it comes from California funders.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $18M arriving through sponsors registered in 3 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
ARCHEWELL FOUNDATION holds deeper cash reserves than three-quarters of the 2,910 philanthropy nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 2,910 philanthropy nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2024
Organizations like ARCHEWELL FOUNDATION
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In California
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
90% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for ARCHEWELL FOUNDATION: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds ARCHEWELL FOUNDATION?
- ARCHEWELL FOUNDATION (California) receives grants from 6 organizations whose IRS filings report $18,145,088 to it, the largest being Silicon Valley Community Foundation ($12,000,000). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 99% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does ARCHEWELL FOUNDATION have?
- IRS filings report 6 organizations giving $18,145,088 in grants to ARCHEWELL FOUNDATION, 2 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of ARCHEWELL FOUNDATION?
- Silicon Valley Community Foundation is the largest funder on record, with $12,000,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like ARCHEWELL FOUNDATION find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in California. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2021–2024), and the filings of 6 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing